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The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.85

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.85

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c12.85

That is, the rhombus is first divided into two isosceles triangles by drawing a diagonal. The triangles are then transformed into squares by the method given before. Finally, the two squares are combined into one square.